CHENNAI: After registering an emphatic 317-run win against England in the second Test, spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Tuesday revealed that he had discussions with Ravichandran Ashwin regarding bowling in the right areas. Kuldeep had not played a single Test against Australia in the 2020-21 series and he did not feature in the first Test against England as well. The spinner finally played in the second Test, and he was able to take two wickets (Ben Foakes and Moeen Ali) in the second innings. “It was important to stay along with the team when it’s playing well. My job was to keep control, contain runs from one end, and chip in as one of the three spinners on this track. We have been planning for this series for a long time, right from the Australia series. There was some pressure, having not played a lot of Tests in the last two years. Was discussing a lot with Ashwin regarding bowling in right areas and putting the pressure on the batsmen,” Kuldeep told host broadcaster Star Sports after the conclusion of the second Test.
